Kander Neve

Kanderfirn
View from the southwest towards the Tschingel Pass
Location	Berne, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°28′39″N 7°47′27″E / 46.47750°N 7.79083°E / 46.47750; 7.79083Coordinates: 46°28′39″N 7°47′27″E / 46.47750°N 7.79083°E / 46.47750; 7.79083
Length	6.6 km
Status	Retreating

The Kander Neve (German: Kanderfirn) is a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) long glacier (2005) of the Bernese Alps, situated south of Kandersteg in the canton of Berne. The glacier lies at the upper end of the Gasterental, at the foot of the Blüemlisalp and the Tschingelhorn. It borders the valley of Lauterbrunnen on the east (Tschingel Pass) and the canton of Valais on the south (Petersgrat). In 1973 it had an area of 13.9 km² (5.4 sq mi).

The glacier feeds the head waters of the Kander, a river that flows into Lake Thun, and hence into the Aare and the Rhine.

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Mountains

Glaciers

North side	Kander Tschingel Lower Grindelwald Upper Grindelwald Unteraar Oberaar

South side	Lang Oberaletsch Aletsch Fiescher

Lakes

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